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6-12 June 2011, various locations
Action for Access Actions week
The Action for Access campaign, run by the charity Leonard Cheshire Disability, is holding a week of action form 6 to 12 June 2011. During this week, the campaign is encouraging people to download a campaign form and complete access survey forms for services in their local areas.
7 June 2011, London
Inside Government welfare reform conference
Inside Government is hosting a conference named Welfare reform: Making work pay in central London on 7 June. The conference will explore changes in the welfare system set out in the Welfare Reform Bill and aims to help delegates prepare for the reform agenda, to ensure that services continue to be effective.
10 June 2011, Leicester
Employment law and the Equality Act seminar
The University of Leicester is hosting this half-day seminar on 10 June. The seminar will provide an overview of key features of the Equality Act 2010, including equal pay and positive action, and will give a critical overview of its implications for the pursuit of equality in the workplace. It will also consider the relationship between the Equality Act and the forms of labour-market discrimination which remain outside its scope.
13 and 22 June 2011, London
Disability and employment seminars
The business law firm DWF LLP is hosting a disability and employment seminar named Dispel the myths in London on 13 June and Manchester on 22 June. The seminar will promote the Clearkit online resource which is designed to help employers identify and remove the barriers which can prevent disabled people being employed.
For further information, and to book a place, contact Kate Curran at DWF LLP
14 June 2011, London
Living Streets conference: Public-realm investment
Living Streets is hosting a conference named Creating healthy, successful streets and communities in London on 14 June. The conference will present research evidence on the positive effects of investment in the public realm and the impact of localism on decisions at street and neighbourhood level.
14-15 June 2011, London
RTPI convention: Planning in the Big Society
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) is holding its planning convention, the theme of which is Planning in the Big Society, from 13-15 June in central London.
15-17 June 2011, London
Access auditing and the Equality Act
The Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE) is hosting this three-day course from 15-17 June 2011 in central London. It is aimed at anyone seeking to gain an understanding of the practicalities of access improvements in light of the Equality Act 2010.
16 June 2011, London
EFD best-practice masterclass
The Employers’ Forum on Disability (EFD) is hosting this new annual one-day conference on 16 June 2011 in London. The conference is aimed at HR managers and business partners, diversity managers and disability specialists.
16 June 2011, London
Vision UK 2011 conference featuring Techshare
The Vision UK 2011 conference, featuring Techshare, will take place in central London on 16 June. Topics to be discussed include a changing external environment, the Big Society, commissioning changes and recent advances in assistive technology, including the Techshare event which showcases new technology.
21 June 2011, Birmingham
Community Matters community buildings conference
The community-organisation network Community Matters is hosting a conference in Birmingham on 21 June, named Community buildings: Delivering more with less. This one-day event for local authority officers nad elected members seeks to explore solutions to manage and sustain community buildings within an economic climate of reduced resources.
27-29 June 2011, Edinburgh
OPENspace research conference
The OPENspace research centre, in collaboration with research partners at the Universities of Salford and Warwick, is hosting this international conference in Edinburgh from 27-29 June. The conference will focus on recent research into the design and provision of accessible outdoor environments. It will highlight the importance of inclusive environments in improving the quality of life of individuals at different life stages and explore the links between the design and planning of communities, both urban and rural, and enhanced health and wellbeing.
28 June 2011, Dundee
Enabling inclusion for people with PMLD
This meeting, named Enabling inclusion throughout the lives of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities: Overcoming barriers and organised by the Intellectual Disability Forum and PAMIS, will take place in Dundee on 28 June.
28 June 2011, London
e-Access conference 2011
The electronic publishing organisation Headstar and umbrella group One Voice for Accessible ICT Coalition are hosting the annual e-Access conference in London on 28 June. The event aims to show organisations how to improve the accessibility of their electronic communications.
30 June 2011, London
RIBA publication launch: Future homes
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is hosting an exhibition and event to launch its new publication, Future homes: Building better lifestyles for an ageing population, produced in collaboration with the Building Research Establishment (BRE), in central London on 30 June. The publication provides guidance for architects and design professionals on the design of new and refurbished housing to enable older and disabled people to live independently.
Until 30 June 2011, various locations
RADAR’s MP Disability dialogue
In May and June, the Royal Association for Disability Rights (RADAR) is holding a Disability dialogue, during which it is encouraging disabled people to meet with their MPs and find out how their MP can help them. RADAR hopes that this will result in ongoing relationships between MPs and disabled people, and help disabled people campaign for change. RADAR will provide anybody wishing to take part with information and has a limited budget to help with access costs.
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10 May 2011, London
NRAC spring conference
The National Register of Access Consultants (NRAC) spring conference will take place in London on 10 May 2011. The conference will comprise a morning session on legislation and an afternoon session on emergency egress.
11 May 2011, London
Hardest hit national march and lobby
The Disability Benefits Consortium and UK Disabled People’s Council are organising a march and lobby of MPs on 11 May in London. The march, named the ‘Hardest hit’, aims to provide a united voice against legislation and spending reductions currently being proposed by the Government.
16-20 May 2011
Spring Online and Silver Surfers’ Day 2011
Spring Online, which is organised by the IT training organisation Digital Unite, takes place between 16 and 20 May 2011. The week aims to promote the use of digital technologies among older people, culminating on Silver Surfers’ Day on 20 May.
19 May 2011
Personal health budgets conference
Westminster Health Forum is hosting this seminar, named Personal health budgets: Pilots, personalisation and empowerment on 19 May in central London. Speakers include representatives from the Department of Health working on the personal health budgets programme, as well as representatives from the health, academic and voluntary sectors.
25 May 2011
Seminar: Human rights, equality and austerity responses
This evening seminar, named What is fair? Integrating human rights and equality in responses to austerity, organised by the Human Rights and Social Justice Research Institute at London Metropolitan University, will take place in central London on 25 May. The seminar will consider how equality legislation can be used to identify and, where necessary, challenge discriminatory impacts of austerity measures.
various dates, various locations (Wales)
Developing accessible information: RNIB Cymru training
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Cymru is offering training on developing accessible information. The training, which is aimed at anyone who develops written information for older people, aims to show participants how to make their written communications easier to read.
For further information, contact Kara Townsend at RNIB Cymru:
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Telephone: 01792 325204
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5-7 April 2011, Birmingham
Naidex National 2011
Naidex National, the large-scale care, disability and rehabilitation exhibition, will take place in Birmingham from 5-7 April 2011. The exhibition will include several new features, including a wellbeing walk with alternative therapies and nutritional advice, a home exercise and rehabilitation zone, and an innovation zone showcasing new products.
18-20 April 2011, London
Include 2011
The Helen Hamlyn Centre on Design at the Royal College of Art will be holding Include 2011, an international conference on inclusive design, in London from 18-20 April 2011. The theme for the conference is ‘The role of inclusive design in making social innovation happen’, and the conference will consider the ways in which design is integral to social innovation in public service, policy, assistive technology and civic participation among other things.
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5-20 March 2011, national
NADS Level Playing Field campaign
The National Association of Disabled Supporters (NADS) is holding its annual Level Playing Field campaign from 5 to 20 March 2011. The theme of the campaign is ‘Good Access=Good Business’, and Level Playing Field is encouraging participants to become involved in events connected to making football support more inclusive.
For more ideas and further information, visit the NADS website
21 March 2011, Edinburgh
EHRC Scotland: Disability discrimination and schools
The Equality and Human Rights Commission and Govan Law Centre Education Law Unit are holding a free one-day conference in Edinburgh on 21 March 2011 to explain the legal duties relating to disability discrimination in schools under the Equality Act 2010, and look at what these mean in practice.
For further information, and to book a place, contact David Reilly at the EHRC Scotland
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Telephone: 0141 228 5967
22 March 2011, London
New Equality Act course: Design and building management
This new one-day seminar, delivered by access experts Ann Sawyer and Vin Goodwin, will consider the implications of the Equality Act 2010 for professionals involved in public buildings. It will provide an overview of the legislation, best practice guidelines, access awareness and design standards for access. The seminar will be of especial interest to architects and designers, building services engineers, facilities and property managers.
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From 22 February 2011, various locations
Free Glass-House Training Events and Tours
The Glass-House is a national charity working to help local people and regeneration professionals make better community buildings, spaces, homes and neighbourhoods. From February, the Glass-House is offering free design training courses, debates and study tours for community groups.
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